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Re: New lister; have a question on TR6.

To: johnw@wrq.com, Triumphs <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: New lister; have a question on TR6.
From: Mark Stahlke <mstahlke@denver.infi.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 13:28:19 -0700
On 03-Apr-98, johnw@wrq.com wrote:
   
>     Second question is much more involved. The car has about zero body 
>     rot, but I still have a solid gap between the door and the rear body 
>     panels, especially at the top. One would have to imagine a "V" to get 
>     a picture of the gap from bottom to top. I am told this condition can 
>     be corrected by replacing the worn rubber between the body and the 
>     chassis. I can also reduce this gap to nil by raising the rear of the 
>     car. Is the solution as simple as shimming via new rubber at the rear 
>     end, or am I looking elsewhere?
>     
>     Thanks mightily
>     John
>     johnw@wrq.com
>     

My 71 TR6 suffers from the same door gap problem. The trailing edge of the
door fits very well at the bottom but there is a large (1/2 inch) gap at the
top.

Does anyone know the cause and the solution?

Thanks,
Mark


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